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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1901
Page
6
Attorney General Remiley directs a district court action to test the biennial constitutional amendment adopted in November. The measure would extend all state county and township officers with terms expiring in 1901 for one year to 1902, arguing the legislature’s intent supports the change.
Nine year old Johnnie Tonhose, son of Lew Tonhose of Judd, was discovered in a barn loft after ten days away from home. He appeared frozen and starving, having survived on cellar vegetables, with severely frostbitten legs that may require amputation. A $5000 reward had been posted for his return or the capture of abductors.
In district court a decision upheld the right of Sioux City Brewing and Iowa saloons to operate under the Martin liquor law. Eugene Lutz had claimed violations by the brewery and that consent petition for all saloons was invalid. The brewery prevailed.
Miss Mae Brenner wins affirmation of judgment against R. W. Poeger from Leon. Court rules the hugging and kissing were forcible and against her will, sustaining the damages awarded.
A D Keller a Webster City general merchandise dealer is bankrupt and has filed under federal laws. Liabilities are estimated at 25000 dollars. Creditor 111 Lee who owed Keller 5006 dollars assaulted him and nearly crushed his skull with a cane. Lee was out on bail pending Keller's recovery.
A 1 am blaze razed nine business structures in Fairbank. The town had no fire apparatus and only by tearing down additional buildings was greater damage prevented. C. W. Eckelberg of Waterloo and John McCunniss of Fairbank were fatally injured.
CG C Nestlerade, prominent Iowa pioneer, dies in Fostoria Ohio at 77. In 1956 he introduced the bill that became law establishing the union school system in the state and he owned extensive Hardin county real estate.
Rural free delivery begins in Macedonia Pottawattamie County with two carriers serving 1550 people over 50 miles. Wheeler Kemling post offices closed and Iprington Valley Junction become money order offices. Additional notes include local crimes obits and notable transfers.
The bulletin records Iowa as organized in 1838 and admits growth to a 1900 population of 2,281,853, up 16.7 percent since 1890. It notes land area around 65,475 square miles, density changes from 84.5 to 40.2 per square mile, and lists Iowa cities by size including Des Moines Davenport and Dubuque with 1900 populations and decade gains.
In Water town circuit court Judge Julian Bennet adjourned the habeas corpus trial of the Casserlys after a heated dispute with attorney George W. Case over a custody order. The judge declared the court adjourned and violently forced Case back, tearing eyeglasses and prompting separation by other lawyers.
Louisville editors hail Iowa for record farm yields with corn at 40.3 bushels per acre and total corn 845,035,010 bushels. Wheat and other crops rise, sweet potatoes offset broom corn, with farm products valued at 229,805,058 dollars. Iowa’s rail mileage tops Kentucky, aiding markets and growth.
The site for the $15,000 hospital to be built next spring and summer has been secured. Hon. Edward Manning of Keosauqua, via his son Calvin Manning of Ottumwa, gave six valuable lots on an East Ottumwa eminence near railroads and streetcars for hospital use with no contingencies beyond proper site use.
At a trustees meeting Dean Pentulff announced a 3000 dollar deficiency was funded by checks from Mrs. Charles Wellington Rand and Admiral George C. Remey. R. E. Nolan, sentenced in November 1898 at Creston to four years for manslaughter, has been pardoned by Gov. Shaw. Nolan had attended the school as a boy.
A Swiss girl Miss Louise Dennler came to Washington after answering a Wisconsin matrimonial ad from German Richard Albrecht. He took her to the Simmerman farm, two days later left for parts unknown, leaving Miss Dennler with aid from an attorney and enough funds to return to New Haven Connecticut.
Charles F. Wickham a prosperous farmer from Kneirim near Fort Dodge and Katie Backradt of Henzel Waldeck Germany wed at the German Methodist church on New Year’s Eve. The 64 year old groom and 22 year old bride began their life together as the century turned and will reside on Wickman’s well stocked Kneirim area farm.
B M Bills of Vinton did not hold the winning ticket for a $67 000 mansion drawn December 24 in Sioux City. W T Barber of New York who operates in New Jersey now appears as the winner after the ticket was mis assigned and later sold to him. Bills believed he held the ticket but it was returned as unsold and later sold to Barber. If Barber can produce the ticket he will receive the property.
Mrs. Sarah D. Greene of Sanger Texas wrote to Postmaster A W Lee in Ottumwa asking about her brother Robert W Baker who used to work in an Ottumwa factory and received mail there until sometime in November when he disappeared.
W. D. Walden, 76, of Clinton, retires from the Northwestern company construction department after 40 years of service. He steps down at his own request and is succeeded by C. A. Lichty. Walden remains strong and healthy.
A collection of aphorisms on virtue, poverty, courage, appearance, fate, and love. It jests that necessity can spur bravery and that excessive cheek can stem from toothache. A dressed woman can be a dangerous associate while love flutters a heart and flatters a man.
The article notes a wren’s lifespan of three years and a sparrow’s size and vigor being about forty times as much. It lists acetylene as the brightest illuminating gas and mentions Glasgow authorities weighing city savings banks. It also cites alloy cohesion often exceeding the mean cohesion of its constituent metals.
Flushing Michigan January 7 1901 Mrs P A Passmore a leading temperance and social reform advocate credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her three year kidney and bladder trouble after four doctors failed and home remedies failed She urges others suffering from similar ills to try the remedy priced 50 cents per box All dealers carry it.
The new cup defender now under construction is expected to be the fastest sailing vessel yet. Details are secret but whispers suggest it will easily hold the cup. America advances as illustrated by Hastetter's Stomach Bitters cited as a longstanding health remedy with wide acclaim.
A humorous exchange where Consoling Friend reassures about aging by noting the speaker’s youthfulness in appearance. The line reflects lighthearted Punch magazine humor about aging and perception.
Ask your grocer today to show you a pack age of GRAIN O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Tice children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain O has rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java but is made from pure grains and is gentle on delicate stomachs. Prices 15c and 25c per package sold by grocers. The flower of civilization is the finished man the man of sense and accomplishment the gentleman Emerson.
Proposal for a weekly weekday departure from Chicago at noon January Mth on the Big Four Route and partner lines. Sleeper cars from Chicago to Florida with through service to Saint Augustine via Monon, J and D, Penna, Queen and Crescent, Southern and Plant systems. Passengers to consult ticket agents for details.
An eclectic ad page touts Kemp's Balsam for coughing with free samples and cheap bottle sizes, hints at patent cures like Tuaxative Bromo Quinine for colds, and includes miscellaneous quips and product notices from various papers, urging quick action and patient effort.
The document purports a testimonial from Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh cure failure. It includes a sworn statement dated December 6 and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills. It also contains a Hazlitt quotation about silence and loyalty.
Detroit Journal notes a new preparation called GQRATINO made from pure grains placed in grocery stores as a substitute for coffee. It suits delicate stomachs and resembles coffee in taste, marketed as beneficial for children and priced at 15 to 25 cents per package.
A historical fragment notes Lane's Family Medicine claiming daily bowel movement aids health and gently acts on the liver and kidneys. Mentions Cure a sick headache and price 25 with curious asides about various ads and quotes from Ally Sloper and Atchison Globe.
A testimonial advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential support during the Change of Life. It describes hot flashes, faintness, and nervous trouble and claims the remedy builds up the nervous system, helping women endure the period triumphantly. Mrs Junnig Pees from Germantown shares she was cured after severe symptoms.
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